Container for spectacle temples



' June 11, 1935. I G. E. NE l RNEY 2,004,415

CONTAINER FOR SPECTACLE TEMPLES Filed July 14, 1932 INVENTOR fi or e E.

ATTARNEYS Patented June 11, 1935 ooN'ra-nvmt Foja sPEorAonnTEMRLEs George E. Nerney, Attleboro,Mass., assignor-to; a BayState Optical Company,gAtt1ebor0, Mass H j; acorporationtofMaine e I Application July 14,1932, SerialNm 622,385

a ficlaims (Cl. 206-5) 4 e This invention relates toa containerfor tem bly; the retailer must spend extra time looking ples of spectacles e V e H 1 for the particular temple which he'desire's when One of the objects ofthis invention is to proassembling the frames. For example, the assemvide acontainer for temples which will be strong, bler m y d e a i finish assembling the 5- durable and thoroughly practical. Another ob; framer and 11Sua 11y h mutt Sear h through a r ject is toprovide afdevice of the above character largeassortment of temples until he finds that which'may be easily manufactured at a minione which he'r quir n Q t obiectsbf this imumcost, Another object is to protide a deinvention is "to providefa device for overcoming vice of the, above character which may be con the above-mentioned difliculties, as wellasinany structed from inexpensive and lightimaterialslf oth rs-in asucoes iula dep a ca a r. 10 Another object is toprovidea device ofthe above Referring nowtd ure L s S Wna character which will retain aconsiderable quancontainer genera y hd q tg 5 comprising a tity' of temples forshipment or storage in a safe base "H 1 and t e flaps l'r'and l3 extending inand convenient manner. Another, object is to? wa 'ly over -base l I." As more Clearly shown in provide a device of the above character which; Figure :3; e e portions and I5 ofnaps l2 and 15 will retain separately, groups of templeshaving fi t vg y Ov lap ch Other ub t y the. same characteristics. Other'objects will be th fi en Q 10 baS6 H dl prefer to in ,part obvious and in part pointe'dfput hereins u these p r together b any u a a after.

t V t e e hesivefmaterialjas, for example, mucilage. I 20 Th e invention accordingly consists "in the see: I d g y; flaps l2 and I3 form {a top, gen- 20' tures of construction, combinations of elements, a y indicated at L for base 1 't c nand arrangements of partsas will be exemplified trail DQI Qn fl thet p ormed by flap?" and inthe structure to be hereinafter described, and 3 1 t hei en m li a the scope of thepapplic'ation ofwhichlwill bje .ine f-3)* p eferab1y-by an adhesive material a dicated'in thefollowing claims. 1 p such that scrib "a ve." qp i pre r- 25 7' In the accompanying dr i i ic '1 ably of a greater Widththanbase I I so that when shown one of the various possible embodiments e i O baSe H alon c t portion, 3 ofthis invention, p p Q more clearly 'shown in Figured, the free parts I Figure 1 is a perspective view, partially frag- :0f h fl g upwa yj to; orm Channels) 9 30. mentary, of my containerfortemplesgwith tem 91. Preferably t e c n betweenrtop ples positioned thereinf f I I1 and basel l takes the forzn shown in Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a top plan view' of myeontamer, softhat t p csitejends 2i and thereof ar open and readyfor the insertion of temples, and" oun d: I

Figure 3, is a vertical sec tional view taken along" The 'q os t en st 2410f top '1 a "the line 3-3 ofrigurez. p 7

Similar reference echaractersjrefer toisimilar rfa e I ba UK P e b ae s Q parts throughout the severalviews of the drewalong in? m alvp n t r n ie en i m l endsii and"! of the connection-between top H" As conducive to a clearer understanding of and base I I (Figure Z' l to and P 40 certain features of this invention, it might be ably forming a Part of base a is a pair of flaps 40 7 pointed out here that the storage and shipment 5 (Figure 2) adapted to fold inwardly of eyeglass parts and, more particularly, the'tem- Over the exposed po o base U and fit ples of spectacle frames, have presented many demeath top Outer ends fi PS 531 djflicultie According t t t c m 26 are cut inwardly substantially at theircentral types of pectacle frames, are shipped from portions, thus being shaped. to against the manufacturer tothe wholesaler or retailer in rounded ends n when the flaps are in dismantled form and generally the temples of their closed Positiontwhile the longerends of t the frames are shipped separately and in groups. flaps fit underneath D n Within channels i These temples are so formed that they must be and Preferably formed or otherwise tamped fitted to one side of the frame; thus they are upon 1131315 and base H is the W commonly known as lefts or rights, these While the W r pp p fl p 6 and terms denoting their positions when in place base ll. However, it should be realized that the upon' the frame. If a large quantity of temples positions of these wordsare quite immaterial and are shipped to a retailer, for example, and subthey might easily be reversed. I also prefer to 5 sequently stored ina large group pending assemprint or otherwise form these, words on the outer Verably cut inwardlytoexposeaportionpf the top 35 't H container, as viewed in Figure 1.

side of flaps 25 and. 26 in a manner similar to that denoted at 21 in Figure 1.

When the temples have been completed at the place of manufacture, they may be grouped into lefts and ,rights. Subsequently, before shipment, they may be placed in container It, a group of the rights, generally indicated at 28, preferably being inserted in channel 20 so that the U-shaped portions thereof lie upon the exposed portion of base H at the right-hand end of the Similarly, a group of lefts, generally indicated at 29, may be inserted in channel l9 so thatthe U-shaped. portions thereof lie on the exposed portion of base H at that end of the container.

. as denoted by the indicia both on the inside and outside of flap 25. In a similar manner, the re tailer may selecta left when desired. Accordingly, not only does container l0 serve as a practical shipping receptacle but it also may be used to advantage in the subsequent storage of temples pending the assembly of spectacle frames 3 It will thus be seen that I have provided a thoroughly practical andefficient device in which the several objects hereinabove referred to, as Well as many others, are successfully accomplished.

As many possible embodiments may be made of the above invention and as many changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all. matter hereinabove set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is tobe interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 7,

I claim:

l. A container for temples of spectacles comprising a flat oblong member, a pair of members connected to opposite sides of said member and extending over one surface thereof, said members being connected tosaid first-mentioned member substantially along the center line and being cut inwardly to expose portions of the surface of v said first-mentioned member at the opposite ends thereof, and apair of flaps at the opposite ends of said first-mentionedmember adapted to fold inwardly and fit under said second-mentioned members whereby said exposed surface portions of said first-mentioned member may be temporarily covered.

'2. A container for temples of spectacles comprising an oblong part, a top therefor, means After closing flaps 25 and 26 and preferably sealing them in Whenthe retailer, for

connecting said top and said part to form a pair of channels between said-part and said top, said top being cut inwardly at itsopposite ends to expose portions of temples when temples are positioned in said channels and a pair of flaps at the opposite ends of said oblong part adapted to fit under said top when in closed position, said flaps being cut inwardly so that said flaps may be released from said closed position.

3. A container for temples of spectacles comprising an'oblong part, a top therefor, means connecting said top and said part toform a pair of channels between said part and said top, said top being cut inwardly at its opposite ends to expose the U-shaped portions of temples when temples are positioned in said channels, flaps at the opposite ends of said part adapted to fit over said exposed portions of said temples and beneath said top, and indicia located at the opposite ends of said container denoting the nature of the temv ples which may be removed, from or inserted at that end.

4. A container for spectacle temples comprising an oblong body portion, a pair of flaps secured to the longer sides of said body portion and adapted to form two substantially similarchannels when folded upon and secured to said body portion, said flaps being cut away at the opposite ends thereof whereby substantial areas of said'body portion are exposed, and a pair of closure members secured to the shorter sides of said body portionand adapted to fold inwardly over said areas, said members having portions adapted to fit within said channels under said flaps and'center portions spaced from said flaps when said members are in said closed position so that said members may be released fromsaid closed position. e

5. A container for spectacle temples comprisingfan oblong body portion havingflat top and bottom sides, the top side. thereof being cut away at its opposite ends whereby substantial areas of the bottom side thereof are exposed, and a pair of closure members secured to the opposite ends of said bottom side and adapted to fold in wardly over said areas and under said top side,'

GEORGE E. NERNEY. 

